Thursday, November 13, 2008

tony soprano sandwich

i was craving an old-school italian meatball sandwich. but, i really didn't feel like making meatballs, so i made a sloppy 'meat' sandwich instead. it might look like a modified sloppy joe, but it tastes way more tony soprano-like to me.

1 hoagie bun

1 cup cooked tvp (about 1/2 cup dry tvp)

*or 1 cup boca crumbles

1 8oz can of tomato sauce

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 clove fresh garlic, minced

1 small green pepper, chopped

cook the textured vegetable protein with half the water according to package (about 1/4 cup). add the tomato sauce, water, spices, and peppers to the tvp. heat the mixture for about 2 minutes on med. temperature. toast hoagie if desired, and stuff with tvp mixture.

and if you are a kraut nut like me, i think it complements this dish nicely.

that sounds so darn delicious. i love the smell of meatball subs. my sister works at subway, but unfortunately, she always comes home smelling like tuna salad. if she was going to smell like any meat, i'd definitely prefer meatballs!!